Expected earnings of same gender, with degree
Datafile
Variable note:
This variable is part of the "Subjective expectations about the returns to higher education and decisions to attend university" experiment. See the description of experiments in the IP User Guide.
Question asked in the latest wave:
yahedecisions_ip9.xpearng1
Question label:
Expected earnings of same gender, with degree
Question text:
Think about all current 30 year old PSEX = 2womenPSEX = 1men who are working full time. What is the average amount that you believe these workers currently earn per year if they have a university degree?
Question universe:
if ff_yahechoiceip8 = 1 (Respondent asked YA HE Decisions module at IP8)
Question interviewer instructions:
ENTER AMOUNT
Further details:
For further details about this question, please see the questionnaires
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2055 | 90.81% |
| proxy | -7 | 63 | 2.78% |
| refusal | -2 | 2 | 0.09% |
| don't know | -1 | 27 | 1.19% |
| [Value >= 0] | 1 | 90 | 3.98% |
| Total | 2263 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30370.33 | 2173 | 30.0 | 95000.0 | 12258.2 | 90 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2098 | 88.23% |
| proxy | -7 | 111 | 4.67% |
| refusal | -2 | 5 | 0.21% |
| don't know | -1 | 33 | 1.39% |
| [Value >= 0] | 1 | 131 | 5.51% |
| Total | 2378 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30740.76 | 2247 | 0 | 100000.0 | 12963.92 | 131 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 15 | 0.7% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 1933 | 90.24% |
| proxy | -7 | 147 | 6.86% |
| refusal | -2 | 1 | 0.05% |
| don't know | -1 | 8 | 0.37% |
| [Value >= 0] | 1 | 38 | 1.77% |
| Total | 2142 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33421.05 | 2104 | 10000.0 | 70000.0 | 12393.62 | 38 |



